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Numerator/denominator bias and inequalities in occupational mortality

Author(s) -

Gail Williams

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

bulletin of the world health organization

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1564-0604

pISSN - 0042-9686

DOI - 10.2471/blt.05.028894

Subject(s) - census , inequality , imputation (statistics) , statistics , equity (law) , mortality rate , missing data , demography , social class , econometrics , medicine , mathematics , population , economics , sociology , political science , mathematical analysis , law , market economy

Comparisons of the changing patterns of inequalities in occupational mortality provide one way to monitor the achievement of equity goals. However, previous comparisons have not corrected for numerator/denominator bias, which is a consequence of the different ways in which occupational details are recorded on death certificates and on census forms. The objective of this study was to measure the impact of this bias on mortality rates and ratios over time.

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